A MUSIC festival in Malvern raised thousands for important causes.
Maggs Day Centre and Headway Worcestershire have benefited from a mammoth donation made following Mappfest.
The popular event returned to Malvern Link Common last month with two days of live music and family entertainment, despite previous concerns it may have to be cancelled due to rising costs.
Since then, volunteers have been busy counting up the donations and have now presented the two chosen charities with cheques for £1,500 each.
Mappfest secretary Julie-Anne Goode said: “Mappfest had the pleasure of donating £1,500 each to Maggs Day Centre and to Headway Worcestershire.
“It has been a fantastic event and it was such a wonderful feeling being able to donate money to these charities when we were so unsure if the festival would go ahead.”
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The two charities were presented with the cheques on Monday (July 3) by Mappfest founder, Andy Mapp.
“We cannot thank Andy Mapp and the 2023 Mappfest committee enough for the kind and generous donation to Headway Worcestershire,” said the charity’s CEO Mandie Fitzgerald.
“All of their hard work and dedication throughout the year and the generosity of the bands enable a unique accessible event for all.
“I don't know of any other two-day festival that you can attend free of charge, including the Battle of Britain flyover.
“A thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the weekend to show their gratitude is a reflection of all the time, expertise and tireless commitment of each person involved.
“The £1,500 will be going towards a transport vehicle to ensure our ABI community have access to places of interest and our beautiful Worcestershire country.”
Melissa Blewitt, marketing and relations officer at Maggs Day Centre, added: “On behalf of the team at Maggs, we would like to say a massive thank you to Andy and the Mappfest team for choosing Maggs to be their charity of choice this year.
“This amazing donation will help us continue supporting our homeless and vulnerable service users through our two-day centres in Worcester and Malvern, the clothing project, and the accommodation project to receive individually tailored support.
“The opportunity to spread the Maggs name out there has been fantastic and we thank everybody for showing support to our cause.”
Mappfest happened on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25.
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